The newly-operational dental clinics at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst and Dubbo will be officially opened by The Hon. Simon Crean, MP, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government, and Minister for the Arts, on Friday 13 May. CSU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ian Goulter, said the dental clinics will be used to provide training for CSU’s dental and oral health students and to provide sorely needed dental services to the community. “The opening of the dental clinics by Minister Crean demonstrates the importance to sustainable regional development of educating the future professional workforce for rural and regional Australia in rural and regional Australia,” Professor Goulter said. The opening ceremony in Bathurst will commence at 10am and Mr Crean will be available to speak to the media at 10.45am. He will then travel to Dubbo to open the CSU dental clinic there at 1pm.